Wind farm cable agreement pulled from State Properties agenda

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A proposed agreement between Deepwater Wind and the state Department of Environmental Management governing the land fall of a transmission cable in Narragansett has been pulled from the agenda of the State Properties Committee, wh

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A proposed agreement between Deepwater Wind and the state Department of Environmental Management governing the land fall of a transmission cable in Narragansett has been pulled from the agenda of the State Properties Committee, which was to consider the agreement for approval on Thursday.

The item was pulled late Tuesday at the request of the DEM, according to a spokeswoman for the state agency.

The agreement would give Deepwater an easement allowing it to run an electric cable from Block Island to Scarborough State Beach. The cable is a crucial part of the Providence company's plan to build a five-turbine wind farm in waters off Block Island.